Machine Knitting - Pattern Adult Sweater Tire Tread

Описание: The Ultimate "Gearhead" Sweater!
Pattern Instructions & Reference Tutorials Links
Tire Tread chart on the Community Tab Knitting On The Hook home page.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest 46”/117cm approximately
MATERIALS
Worsted weight yarn:
Colour A, 5 skeins Loops & Thread “Thunder” 285 yds/4.5oz, 260 m/127.5 g
Worsted weight yarn:
Colour B, 1 skein Loops & Thread “Dark Charcoal” 285 yds/4.5oz, 260 m/127.5 g
8US/5mm circular needles, 1 cable 40”/110 cm

REFERENCE TUTORIALS
Tire Tread    • Machine Knitting - Tire Tread Pattern  
Ribbing    • Machine Knitting - Ribbing 1x1 Latch Tool  

ABBREVIATIONS
CAR – Carriage
CARL – Carriage Left Side
CARR – Carriage Right Side
CO – Cast On
COF – Cast Off
DEC – Decrease
EOS – Every Other Stitch
EOR – Every Other Row
INC – Increase
K – Knit
KM – Knitting Machine
NDL(s) – Needle(s)
PAT – Pattern
P – Purl
RC – Row Counter
R – Row
St(s) – Stitch(es)
T – Tension

GAUGE – KNIT (stockinette)
Tension 8
15.5x22 (4”x4”/10cmx10cm) after washing and drying the swatch
3.88x5.5 (1”x1”/2.5x2.5 cm)
GAUGE - TIRE TREAD
Tension 8
5.70x5.5 (1”x1”/2.5x2.5 cm)

BACK - RIGHT SIDE
RIBBING 2X2
T7
CO 54 sts with colour A
Knit 14 rows, start ribbing
P2, K2 repeat ** 13 times, P2
NOTE: see tutorial on ribbing if you need help.
T8
RC 016 INC 2 sts on the left side (56 sts)
ARMHOLE SHAPING
RC 081 COF 13 sts on the left side (43 sts)
NECK SHAPING
RC 130 COF 24 sts on the right side (19 sts)
RC 132 - 134 DEC 1 st at neck edge on the right side (17 sts)
SHOULDER
RC 138 COF all 17 sts

BACK - LEFT SIDE
RIBBING 2X2
T7
CO 26 sts with colour A
Knit 14 rows, start ribbing
P2, K2 repeat ** 6 times, P2
NOTE: see tutorial on ribbing if you need help.
T8
ARMHOLE SHAPING
RC 080 COF 13 sts on the right side (13 sts)
SHOULDER
RC 138 COF all 13 sts

FRONT - RIGHT SIDE
RIBBING 2X2
T7
CO 54 sts with colour A
Knit 14 rows, start ribbing
P2, K2 repeat ** 13 times, P2
NOTE: see tutorial on ribbing if you need help.
T8
RC 016 INC 2 sts on the right side (56 sts)
ARMHOLE SHAPING
RC 080 COF 13 sts on the right side (43 sts)
NECK SHAPING
RC 123 COF 18 sts on left side (25 sts)
RC 125 - 127 COF 2 sts on left side (21 sts)
RC 129 DEC 1 st on left side, repeat EOR 3 times (17 sts)
SHOULDER
RC 138 COF all 17 sts

FRONT - LEFT SIDE
RIBBING 2X2
T7
CO 26 sts with colour A
Knit 14 rows, start ribbing
P2, K2 repeat ** 6 times, P2
NOTE: see tutorial on ribbing if you need help.
T8
ARMHOLE SHAPING
RC 081 COF 13 sts on the left side (13 sts)
SHOULDER
RC 138 COF all 13 sts

SLEEVES
RIBBING 2X2
T7
CO 38 sts with colour A
Knit 14 rows, start ribbing
P2, K2 repeat ** 9 times, P2
NOTE: see tutorial on ribbing if you need help.
T8
RC 016 INC 1 st each side (40 sts), repeat E4R (every 4 row) 7 times (54 sts)
RC 050 INC 1 st each side (56 sts), repeat E6R 9 times (74 sts)
RC 120 COF all 74 sts

BACK - TIRE TREAD
T8
NOTE: click link to view tutorial.    • Machine Knitting - Tire Tread Pattern  
See chart on “Community Tab” Knitting On The Hook home page.
CO 20 sts with colour B
NECK SHAPING
RC 131 COF 12 sts on left side (8 sts)
RC 133 - 135 DEC 1 st on left side (6 sts)
SHOULDER
RC 138 COF all 6 sts

FRONT - TIRE TREAD
T8
CO 20 sts with colour B
NECK SHAPING
RC 124 COF 6 sts on right side (14 sts)
RC 126 - 128 COF 2 sts on right side (10 sts)
RC 130 DEC 1 st on right side, repeat EOR 3 times (6 sts)
SHOULDER
RC 138 COF all 6 sts

NECK BAND
Seam shoulders together
8US/5mm circular needles, 1 cable 40”/110 cm
With colour A, starting at the back right side of colour A pickup 52 sts:
22 sts along back neck cast off
4 sts along neck shaping to left shoulder seam
8 sts from left shoulder seam to left front neck shaping
18 sts along front neck cast off
With colour B, starting at right neck tire tread shaping pickup 17 sts:
8 sts along right neck shaping to right shoulder seam
4 sts from right shoulder seam along neck shaping
5 sts along the back neck cast off of tire tread (69 sts)
NOTE: the neck is not knitted in the round, there is a seam at the back with colour A and B
R1: Colour B, P3,*K2,P2* repeat from ** 3 times, K2 (17 sts)
Colour A, P2,K2 repeat from **12 times, P2, K1, P1 (52 sts)
R2: Colour A, K1,P1*K2, P2* repeat from **12 times, K2
Colour B, P2,*K2,P2* repeat from ** 3 times, K3
Repeat R1 and R2, 24 times
R27: elastic cast off
Seam the back neck edges (Colour A and B)
Turn the sweater inside out
Fold the neck band in half and loosely seam the cast off with the pick up edge